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What Causes Hypertension?
I'm 23 years old boy. I've high BP that has been dectated 5months ago.Then it was200/160.
Now it is 150/95 with taking medicines. But all the medical reports are normal. No cause has been caught out. Some psychiatric disorders are there in my background. I get too much tention in any problem. Can it be occurred from any psychiatric imbalance?
age:23 weight:52kg height:5"7
Blood sugar fasting:100,PP:118
Now it is 150/95 with taking medicines. But all the medical reports are normal. No cause has been caught out. Some psychiatric disorders are there in my background. I get too much tention in any problem. Can it be occurred from any psychiatric imbalance?
age:23 weight:52kg height:5"7
Blood sugar fasting:100,PP:118
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
Hi,
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
In your age, hypertension is not caused by age related hardening of arteries so a cause must definitely be looked for. If you have undergone all pertinent tests and they turned out to be negative your hypertension will be called essential hypertension which is an inborn predisposition to develop the illness and runs in families.
But if you have identified or out of the proportion anxiety, that is a very common cause of high blood pressure readings especially wjen BP readings increase episodically
You may try certain stress coping mechanisms and if that doesnt work, anti anxiety medicines like 0.5mg alprazolam are definitely indicated before antihypertensive medications
But those drugs have habit forming activity so it would be best if you try to control if with behavioral interventions
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.
Regards
Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician..
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Asad Riaz, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
In your age, hypertension is not caused by age related hardening of arteries so a cause must definitely be looked for. If you have undergone all pertinent tests and they turned out to be negative your hypertension will be called essential hypertension which is an inborn predisposition to develop the illness and runs in families.
But if you have identified or out of the proportion anxiety, that is a very common cause of high blood pressure readings especially wjen BP readings increase episodically
You may try certain stress coping mechanisms and if that doesnt work, anti anxiety medicines like 0.5mg alprazolam are definitely indicated before antihypertensive medications
But those drugs have habit forming activity so it would be best if you try to control if with behavioral interventions
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask.
Regards
Dr.Asad Riaz.
General and Family Physician..
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